The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14
COY in THE FUTURE.
Effect Of the Democratic Boss's Reform Meth
DDS Hundred Years Hence.

Nearly everybody has copy of the Ulster
County Gazette containing the report of the
death of George Washington. A greater curios-
ity is the Coytown Bungstarter. of the date of
July 5, in the year 1000. The following extract
as showing the changes that may take place in
civilization in little more than hundred years
hence will be read with interest:
"A GREAT DAY IN CoYTOWN.
Unwilling of the Beautiful Memorial to Our Founder
An Imposing Ceremony.
''The Fourth Of July was never celebrated with
such resplendent glory nor with the enthusiastic
appreciation of as large a multitude as attended
the unwilling of the great statue yesterday in Coy
circle This circle hundred years ago. before the
ancient city of Indianapolis changed its name in
accordance with an act of the Legislature to
Coytown, in honor of him whom we now con-
slider our founder, was called Circle Park. and
contained in it's center a statue to Governor
Morton. who was considered q person of come
importance in the inferior civilization that pre-
coded this of which the great Coy is considered
the most noble example
This statute of Morton was broken TO pieces
and the metal was abstracted by thieves who
were afterwards honored with gold medals as
slight recognition of their advanced patriotism
and further rewarded by election to county Of
fees. AS the drapIng fell from the Coy statue.
graceful and statesman-like figure in bronze. ITO
feet high, exposed Surrounding it were
nine smaller figures representing the men with
whom Simeon Coy was enabled to carry out his
great reforms, beginning with that of the elect
i've franchise. These nine figures each
eight feet high and would appear larger were it
not for the towering majesty of the imperial
figure ofCoy. The ancients erected monuments
to men who had performed deeds of valor. men
who, when the state was in danger. saved it by
sage counsel and strong hands The great news
paper of that day. the Indianapolis Daily Senti-
mel, the precursor of the Coytown Bungstarter
was the first TO show in rudy rhetoric and n.y.
drosulphursttsd logic that virtue and honesty
were meretricious trifes and would sap the
foundations of government 1t came to the de-
Tense Of the noble Coy and his brave compatriots
when they were arraigned felons charged
with altering tally Sheets and brought him and
his colleagues a triumphant acquittal The work
of this powerful paper is symb olized in sixteen
different figures on the base of the statue,
while seven hundred editorials the subject
are carved in raised letters upon the stone
pediment upon which the statue rests.
1.-THE great work of Simeon Coy and his CO.
laborers has ABOUT done away with elections
altogether. A few old foges still go through
the motions of voting, but the State law passed
by the Legislature of 1901 provides a metropoli-
tan election board of ten MEMBERSHIP same
number represented upon the statue-for Coy
town. which now covers the entire county of
Marion. It is the duty of these officers, called
a canvassing board to take the tally-sheets as
they come in from the 800 precincts of the coun-
tv, and by means Of erasers and acids make such
changes as to them may seem necessary. The
fact that the work of this board is final and
there can be no appeal taken to the courts has
given to the community a tranquility unknown
to our forefarhers
The noted Ephraim Phibobs. one of the most
dashing forgers Indiana has ever produced. and
who. under the pernicious civilization of a
hundred years ago, would be immured in dun
geon instead of, now. being free man and a
shining ornament to society. read the memorial
address, which was received with the most
rapturous applause. The hymn of triumph
sung by twenty-four lifeconvicts loaned from
the States prison of Illinois where barbarism
still prevails a vocal gem which, taken in
connection with the striped quits they wore,
brought the audience in closest sympathy with
them. They are here in charge of deputy-sher-
ifs and are tie guests of our leading cit
liens
The exercises concluded with the presenta-
ton by the Governor to the city of a coat
of arms, representing tally sheet couchant
with acids and pocket-knives rampant